Chapter 1032 This is not the Capitana
Two ROVs and one HOV entered the seabed at the same time, and the two machines on the screen began to grope their way towards the coordinates of the shipwreck.
The shipwreck wasn't deep, only about 120 meters. Using his 4,500-meter-class HOV to get there was like "shooting a mosquito with a cannon." Furthermore, at this depth, the HOV's efficiency was not as high as that of the ROV and the cost was higher.
Many people have a misconception that shipwrecks are always at great depths. In fact, over 95% of shipwrecks on the planet are within 200 meters. However, since this salvage operation also aims to train the Algerian salvage company's personnel, the HOV was also launched for training purposes.
As for the cost? Does Xiao Peng care?
Xiao Peng was still rambling to the livestream: "Actually, I don't really like salvaging Spanish ships because there's always trouble afterwards. Just like my American counterparts, Odyssey, they toiled for years and salvaged the 'Mercedes'. On board was gold worth hundreds of millions of dollars back then... that's billions today, but what happened? They went to court with Spain and ended up with nothing. But I'm not really worried about that."
After hearing this, Chen Zetao frantically waved his hands to signal Xiao Peng to stop talking. What he had said to Xiao Peng could not be put on the table for discussion. After all, if the country supported Xiao Peng's cheating, it would damage the country's international image!
In fact, many things cannot be put on the table.
Let's take a simple example, let's talk about aggression. Everyone knows aggression is bad, that the aggressors are bad, and the invaded are victims. But look at a map, and wow, those former aggressors are faring better than the last. And what about the victims? They all had to endure countless years of hard struggle to escape their plight. And Xiao Peng just took a trip to West Africa, and so many countries there were once victims, and even today they're still struggling!
What is this? To bear the infamy of one's whole life for the benefit of future generations?
Xiao Peng waved his hand to reassure Chen Zetao, and continued, "Spain won the lawsuit against my colleagues because, according to relevant laws, warships on the seabed permanently belong to the country that owns them. But there's a problem here: although this law is recognized by many Western countries, it's actually a national law. And although these countries have similar laws, they actually have slight differences. Well, I won't go into detail about these laws, but just remember this: this is national territorial law, and I'm currently on the high seas."
"Of course, this isn't my most confident reason. The most confident reason is: as I just said, this fleet doesn't belong to Spain, but to the Van Gogh family's private fleet. This requires some explanation. Back then, Spain needed a large fleet to colonize various regions, and they adopted the 'outsourcing' method. At the time, a large number of fleets were outsourced to various families, allowing them to profit from it, and this was also done to secure their throne."
Xiao Peng took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I have to explain here: the Spanish colonies did not belong to Spain at that time, but to the Spanish royal family. That is to say, all the money earned belonged to the king, and then the king would use the money to govern a country. Why did the whole of Europe have to fight a war of succession that affected the whole of Europe? To put it bluntly, the Habsburg family and the Bourbon family fought for money. In the end, although the Habsburg family recognized the Bourbon family's throne in Spain, the Bourbon family also paid a price, such as the division of Spain's territories in Europe... Okay, anyway, you understand the general meaning. The money in the colonies belongs to the king himself. You must know that if only one person makes money, the people around him will definitely have jealous eyes, just like me. Everyone knows that my industry makes money, but if I don't If I pay my subordinates a high salary, will they still follow me? Here, I will say something to everyone in the live broadcast room. I believe that there must be bosses in the live broadcast room. You should talk less about dreams with your employees. Real money is the most realistic. Otherwise, don’t blame yourself for not being able to retain your employees! Ahem, getting back to the point, in order to secure their position, the traditional way of the Spanish royal family is to "outsource" and let others make money, such as "outsourcing" the fleet and the like. So, I am not worried that Spain will cause trouble for me. After all, this is a private ship. If anyone wants to find me, it should be the Van Gogh family who comes to me. However, the Van Gogh family has long disappeared in the long river of history, and even if the Van Gogh family finds me, they have no reason to claim compensation - there is no relevant legal support! So, I can fish with confidence... Look at the screen! The sunken ship has been found..."
The barrage of comments flooded the screen.
"It's a Spanish galleon!"
"Oh, it's well preserved!"
"What's good about it? Didn't you see that the masts were broken directly? This must have been caused by a storm!"
"So they encountered a storm in the Caribbean, and then another storm here?"
"This captain has a terrible fate!"
"Isn't it a fleet? Why is there only one ship?"
"Perhaps those ships didn't survive the first storm."
"Maybe it was sunk by British pirates along the way?"
"That's possible."
"My God, this ship has been lying quietly on the seabed for hundreds of years. It must be an underwater tomb."
"It's over, it's over, my deep-sea phobia is acting up!"
"But there are so many fish! This fish must be delicious!"
"Yeah, it would be great if we had a fishing net. How long can we eat with just this much?"
"You see fish? Why do I see braised fish, steamed fish, blanched fish, grilled fish..."
"Stop talking, you're drooling!"
Then the tone of the barrage suddenly changed, and everyone's attention instantly shifted from the shipwreck to whether the fish was delicious.
Xiao Peng said into the intercom, "HOVs, stay put and don't approach. The two ROVs will each maintain a horizontal position and slowly move along the port and starboard sides of the sunken ship. 'Calypso', your ROV will rise one meter!"
After he finished directing, he happened to see the comments in the live broadcast room and laughed, "We Chinese are really interested in food. These shipwrecks are basically natural fish reefs! But let's be honest, those of us who make a living at sea have had enough of seafood... Duan Bo! See that lobster? Find a way to get it up! I want to eat it today!"
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The live broadcast room was filled with ellipsis comments. Hey, have you eaten enough seafood?
By the way, that lobster is so big and fat!
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was suddenly stunned as he stared at the screen. "Chen Cheng, are you really capable? This isn't the Capitana!"
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